Salmonella in EU Food Imports — RASFF Notifications
Salmonella appeared in 4,715 RASFF notifications between 2014 and 2026 — 19.9% of the 23,724 notifications that identify a hazard. The origins cited most often are Poland, Brazil, Germany. The most-affected product category is Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Volume in 2025 was down 7% on 2024.
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Salmonella notifications by year
| Year | Notifications | of which border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 2019 | 41 | 10 | — | |
| 2020 | 742 | 161 | — | |
| 2021 | 718 | 174 | -3.2% | |
| 2022 | 686 | 186 | -4.5% | |
| 2023 | 643 | 108 | -6.3% | |
| 2024 | 704 | 161 | +9.5% | |
| 2025 | 658 | 105 | -6.5% | |
| 2026 | 521 | 96 | — | YTD |
| Total | 4,715 |
Origins most cited for Salmonella
| # | Origin country | Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 1,458 |
| 2 | Brazil | 455 |
| 3 | Germany | 289 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 271 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 206 |
| 6 | Italy | 177 |
| 7 | France | 155 |
| 8 | India | 154 |
| 9 | Belgium | 146 |
| 10 | Spain | 145 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 134 |
| 12 | Romania | 114 |
| 13 | Turkey | 104 |
| 14 | Hungary | 100 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 68 |
| 16 | China | 59 |
| 17 | Lithuania | 57 |
| 18 | Austria | 46 |
| 19 | Syria | 45 |
| 20 | United States | 43 |
| 21 | Egypt | 40 |
| 22 | Thailand | 40 |
| 23 | Czech Republic | 35 |
| 24 | Denmark | 31 |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 27 |
| 26 | Uganda | 27 |
| 27 | Ireland | 24 |
| 28 | Slovenia | 24 |
| 29 | Sudan | 22 |
| 30 | Estonia | 20 |
Product categories where Salmonella appears
| # | Product category | Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 2,267 |
| 2 | Feed Materials | 578 |
| 3 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 552 |
| 4 | Herbs and Spices | 416 |
| 5 | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 334 |
| 6 | Pet Food | 100 |
| 7 | Fruits and Vegetables | 77 |
| 8 | Eggs and Egg Products | 71 |
| 9 | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | 64 |
| 10 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 49 |
| 11 | Confectionery | 32 |
| 12 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 23 |
| 13 | Milk and Milk Products | 22 |
| 14 | Compound Feeds | 20 |
| 15 | Fish and Fish Products | 18 |
Origins under EU increased official controls for Salmonella
Under Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 the EU checks these origin–product combinations at an increased, fixed frequency because of Salmonella findings:
| Origin | Products | Checks | Annex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | HS 1404 | 50% | II |
| Ethiopia | HS 1207, 2008 | 50% | I |
| India | HS 1404 | 50% | I |
| Nigeria | HS 1207, 2008 | 50% | II |
| Sudan | HS 1207, 2008 | 50% | II |
| Syria | HS 1704, 1806, 2008 | 50% | I |
| Brazil | HS 0904, 1208, 2007, 2008, 2305 | 30% | II |
| India | HS 1207, 2008 | 30% | II |
| Turkey | HS 1207, 2008 | 30% | I |
| Uganda | HS 1207, 2008 | 30% | II |
| China | HS 0904 | 10% | I |
Recent Salmonella notifications
- 2026.7235 ItalyPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella enteritidis in gallina busto/Salmonella Enteritidis in frozen whole hens Salmonella Enteritidis
- 2026.7224 PolandPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella bardo in preparazioni di carne di pollame origine Polonia // Salmonella Bardo in poultry meat preparations from Poland Salmonella Bardo
- 2026.7215 PolandMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)Salmonella Senftenberg (in 1 out of 5 units) in seasoned duck fillet. Salmonella Senftenberg
- 2026.7210 PolandPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella Enteritidis detected (5 out of 5 samples) in boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Salmonella Enteritidis
- 2026.7197 TurkeyNuts, Nut Products and SeedsSalmonella detected in sesame seeds Salmonella spp
- 2026.7188 UkrainePoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsPresence of Salmonella spp in frozen chicken breast fillet from Ukraine Salmonella
- 2026.7186 RomaniaPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat Productssalmonella spp in carne di pollame origine Romania Salmonella spp
- 2026.7183 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil. Salmonella spp.
- 2026.7178 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella typhimurium en carne pollo de Brasil // Salmonella typhimurium in chicken meat from Brazil Salmonella typhimurium
- 2026.7173 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil Salmonella spp.
- 2026.7165 HungaryFeed MaterialsSalmonella Tamberma in soybean meal from Hungary Salmonella tamberma
- 2026.7163 UkrainePoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella Infantis in frozen meat preparation from Ukraine Salmonella infantis
- 2026.7152 BelgiumEggs and Egg ProductsSalmonella Enteritidis in environment of egg-producing facility in Belgium Salmonella Enteritidis
- 2026.7150 unknown originFruits and VegetablesSalmonella spp. detected in Pre-cut Mango Salmonella
- 2026.7133 IrelandPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella typhimurium in turkey meat Salmonella typhimurium
- 2026.7132 UkrainePoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast fillets from Ukraine Salmonella infantis
- 2026.7131 PolandPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella spp. in chilled chicken meat from Poland Salmonella spp.
- 2026.7110 PolandPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella Agona in chilled chicken meat from Poland Salmonella Agona
- 2026.7088 RomaniaPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella enteritidis in fresh poultry meat from Romania///// Salmonella enteritidis in carne fresca di pollame origine Romania Salmonella Enteritidis
- 2026.7084 ItalyFeed MaterialsSalmonella spp. in organic rapeseed cake from Italy Salmonella spp.
About Salmonella
Salmonella is a bacterial pathogen and the EU's most frequently notified microbiological hazard in food. RASFF notifications cover the genus as a whole as well as named serovars such as Enteritidis and Infantis. It is found across poultry and other meat, sesame seeds, spices, herbs and betel leaves; many ready-to-eat foods are subject to an effective zero-tolerance under EU microbiological criteria.
Which RASFF notifications does this page count?
All classifications: alert notifications, border rejection notifications and information notifications. A consignment rejected at the border and a product recalled from shelves are both evidence that the hazard reached EU food controls, so both count. The by-year table shows the border-rejection share separately.
What happens when this hazard is found in a consignment?
At the border, the consignment is refused entry and either re-dispatched, destroyed or downgraded to non-food use. On the internal market, the product is withdrawn or recalled and every member state that received it is notified through RASFF. Repeated findings against one origin can move that origin onto Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, which fixes an increased frequency of identity and physical checks at the border.
Where does this data come from?
The public RASFF Window operated by the European Commission, refetched daily. Counts are per notification, so one consignment listing several variants of the same hazard is counted once.